Hawai‘i County Department of Water Supply reminds the public that water service could be impacted if power is disrupted or ...

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., signed four measures into law on Thursday to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s public safety through the enactment ...

It will be the third Mauna Kea observatory decommissioned under the university’s Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan, following Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and University of Hawaiʻi at ...

Mauna Kea OHA Drops Mauna Kea Lawsuits, Will Focus On Stewardship Of Sacred Site The federal government’s decision not to fund the Thirty Meter Telescope played a role.

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A telescope that’s been on top of Mauna Kea for nearly 50 years will be removed. The University of Hawaii announced Friday that the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, also ...

The University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy is beginning to decommission the UKIRT telescope on Maunakea, the university announced on June 27.

In a major shift in strategy, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees voted Thursday to withdraw two longstanding lawsuits related to Mauna Kea, signaling a move toward partnership ...

John De Fries, executive director of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, said he's happy that OHA dropped the lawsuits. “The challenges that face all of us going forward on Maunakea are ...

The first suit, filed in 2017, alleged mismanagement of the mountain by the state, the Board of Land and Natural Resources and the University of Hawaii. A second suit was filed last year challenging ...

The second, filed in January 2024, challenged the constitutionality of Act 255, which established the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority (MKSOA).

This marks another important milestone in UH’s long-term commitment to responsible stewardship of the mauna, according to a UH announcement this morning. UKIRT will be the third Maunakea observatory ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy has set into motion the decommissioning process for a university-owned telescope atop Mauna Kea. UH’s ...